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{{Short description|American soccer player-coach (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matt Chulis
| fullname = Matthew Chulis
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|8|29}}
| birth_place = [[Central Islip, New York]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1995–1998
| youthclubs1 = [[Virginia Cavaliers|University of Virginia]]
| years1 = 1999–2000
| clubs1 = [[Columbus Crew]]
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1999
| clubs2 = → [[MLS Pro 40]] (loan)
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2000
| clubs3 = → [[MLS Pro 40]] (loan)
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2001
| clubs4 = [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2001
| clubs5 = [[Portland Timbers (2001–10)|Portland Timbers]]
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2002–2004
| clubs6 = [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]]
| caps6 = 61
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2005
| clubs7 = [[Long Island Roughriders]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1996–1997
| nationalyears2 = 1998–2000
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|U.S. U-20]]
| nationalteam2 = [[United States men's national under-23 soccer team|U.S. U-23]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2006–
| managerclubs1 = [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia Cavaliers]] (assistant)
}}

'''Matt Chulis''' (born August 29, 1977, in [[Central Islip, New York]]) is a retired U.S. [[soccer]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] who is currently associate head coach with the [[University of Virginia]] men's soccer team. He was the captain of the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|U.S. U-20 national team]] at the [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]]. He later played two seasons in [[Major League Soccer]], three seasons in the [[USL A-League]] and two in the [[USL Second Division]].

==Youth and college==
Chulis grew up in [[Central Islip, New York]], playing on the boys’ soccer team at [[Central Islip Senior High School|Central Islip High School]]. During his high school career, he was named both the New York State and New England Regional Player of the Year. He then attended the [[University of Virginia]] where he played on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He started 93 games during his four seasons as a Cavaliers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Chulis Bio|url=http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/matt_chulis_94729.html|website=VirginiaSports.com|accessdate=6 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was a 1996 and 1997 second team All American.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061115151821/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1996 1996 All Americans]. nscaa.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061115151821/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1997 1997 All Americans]. nscaa.com</ref> In 1998, he was selected as a [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|first team All American]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061115151821/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1998 1998 All Americans]. nscaa.com</ref> He was also the 1998 NSCAA Defender of the Year. He graduated in 2005 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in sociology.

==Professional==
In 1999, the [[Columbus Crew]] selected Chulis in the first round (ninth overall) of the [[1999 MLS College Draft]]. He spent two seasons in Columbus, seeing time in only ten games. In March 2001, the Crew waived Chulis and he was signed by the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] where he played the first game of the season before being waived in April. On May 4, 2001, the [[Portland Timbers (2001–10)|Portland Timbers]] of the [[USL First Division]] signed Chulis.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040225140326/http://www.a-league.com/news/2001/news%2C2001%2C0172.shtml Timbers sign Scottish Premier League midfielder, Michael O'Neill, and U.S. Olympic defender, Matt Chulis, to multi-year deals]. a-league.com. May 4, 2001</ref> On December 7, 2001, the Timbers released Chulis.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E2D6133CF934A35751C1A9679C8B63&sec=&spon= December 7, 2001 Transactions]. New York Times (December 7, 2001). Retrieved on December 12, 2013.</ref> In April 2002, he signed with the [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]], playing three seasons there. He finished his career with the [[Long Island Rough Riders]] of the [[USL Second Division]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.liroughriders.com/history/325666.html Long Island Rough Riders All Time Stats] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225120839/http://www.liroughriders.com/history/325666.html |date=February 25, 2012 }}. Liroughriders.com. Retrieved on December 12, 2013.</ref> In 2005, he was selected to the USL-2 second team All Star team.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070818072628/http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/news.asp?id=232 Only five players earn repeat honors]. USL News Release. August 25, 2005.</ref>

==National teams==
In 1996, Chulis joined the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|U.S. U-20 national team]] as it prepared for CONCACAF's [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]] qualification tournament. The U.S. qualified, and Chulis and his teammates traveled to [[Malaysia]] where they were knocked out of the tournament in the second round.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023161328/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=194025/index.html Matthew CHULIS]. Fifa.com. Retrieved on December 12, 2013.</ref> Later that year, he played five of six games for the U.S. soccer team which took third place at the [[1997 World University Games]]. He then joined the [[United States men's national under-23 soccer team|U.S. U-23 national team]]. He appeared regularly with the team through 2000, but was not selected to the U.S. team which played in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120216062303/http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1133260&SPSID=88788&SPID=10604&DB_OEM_ID=17800 Virginia Cavaliers coaching profile]
* [https://archive.today/20121220143812/http://home.comcast.net/~timberlog/Profile_Chulis.html Timberlog profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828044146/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/statistics01 2001 Portland Timbers]

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